How Analytics Can Help You Better Understand Access Risks

24

Sep

2018

Cloud, the Internet of Things (IoT), mobile and digital business initiatives have broadened the surface and increased the complexity of identity and access management (IAM) environments. With millions of entitlements to manage across thousands of users and hundreds of applications, organizations are struggling to keep their access risks in check.

Today’s environments have become so complex that no reasonable IAM professional — no matter how talented — could feasibly gather, analyze and detect every relevant access-related risk factor. This lack of insight is leading to security risks, operational inefficiencies, loss of data and failure to comply with regulatory standards.

A modern approach to identity demands not only strong access controls and governance, but also a high level of risk awareness.